Brian Gallagher

Brian Gallagher

Brian Gallagher

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A picture of a roller coaster with broken metal structures against the backdrop of the sky.
The Future
Scientists watch broken metal heal itself
Time to rewrite our understanding of structural engineering.
Brian Gallagher
A bottle of pills illustration on a pink background.
Thinking
Yes, there is a cure for bullshit
The patron saint of calling BS, Harry Frankfurt, died watching his philosophy become more urgent than ever.
Brian Gallagher
A man's head symbolizing consciousness with a red heart on it.
Neuropsych
Is consciousness more like chess or the weather?
Our minds seem both physical and intangible. That paradox has gripped this neuroscientist since childhood.
Brian Gallagher
a woman sitting at a table with a chess board.
Thinking
Scientists analyzed 24,000 chess matches to understand cognition
Chess could perhaps be the ultimate window through which we might see how our mental powers shift during our lives.
Brian Gallagher
a group of people standing inside of a maze.
Thinking
The simple logical puzzle that shows how illogical people are
More than 90 percent of people make a mistake on this test.
Brian Gallagher
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